a Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria
b Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Institute of Nuclear Techniques, H-1521, Budapest, Hungary
Abstract:
A self-absorption correction factor is required for the determination of the radioactive isotope concentration in sediment samples at the low-energy region. A simplified technique for this correction factor for a well-type HP germanium detector is described. This correction is especially important when the ratio between the sample density and reference sample density (ρsa./ρre) is greater than approximately 1.4.